Espéraza

Espéraza

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Espéraza

Coordinates: 42°56′10″N 2°13′17″E / 42.9361°N 2.2214°E / 42.9361; 2.2214Coordinates: 42°56′10″N 2°13′17″E / 42.9361°N 2.2214°E / 42.9361; 2.2214
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aude
Arrondissement Limoux
Canton Quillan
Intercommunality Aude en Pyrénées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Lafitte
Area1 10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,101
  Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 11129 / 11260
Elevation 229–480 m (751–1,575 ft)
(avg. 244 m or 801 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Espéraza (Occitan: Esperasan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

It lies on the Aude just north of the foothills of the Pyrenees.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,593    
19682,766+6.7%
19752,529−8.6%
19822,512−0.7%
19902,250−10.4%
19992,129−5.4%
20082,101−1.3%

History

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